The Republican journal., 1887-09-08
Literary News and Notes.

The Angus; number of American Ar; has fora
fronti>picce "Sunny tpland>." drawn by Louis
&. Mason, an'l contains the opening article Of an
illustrated series on New England Homes. Oak
Grove Farm Mills. Mass, is the subject. The
number is rich in Illustrations inl Tie letter
press is instructive and entertaining ~ usual.
American Art Magazine CO.. 10 Fremont St.,
Boston.
The Tcknor Paper Series ofnovcs have been
so successful that the publishers have resolved
b continue the list indefinitely. The Ticknors
lave Just brought out Is an extra in this
series II collection of the clever skts on social
and literary life in Chicago which have been
contributed by Mr. Eugene Field to ''i'he
News of that city. Mr.. Julian Hawthorne
has written q preface for the llt!c book, which
Mr.. Field has entitled ''Culturc's Garland Be
iiiy Memoranda Of the Gradual Rise of Litcra-
turc, Art, Music, and Society in Chicago and
other Western Ganglia.'
The September number (monthly parD of
Golden Days contains the concluding chapters
of the interesting story of 1.-The Three Silver
Kings" by Oliver Optic; combinations of 1--WE,
Us and Company" by +. $. Bents, and ''On
the Trail by 1t. James X. Orton; and the
opening chapters of 4 new serial. ''rhe Trio
Club. the Vacation Of Three City Boys" by
Charles ii. Ileustus. The short sketches,
stories, poems, illustrations and the usual de-
partmcntS make up an exceptionally interest
in" number Of the favoritc magazine for boys
anu GIFTS. ')Il1hS tiNCIsOi. puDllSIcT. lli-
delpha.
the followin. table of contents: The Sixteenth
Amendment. senator }. }. Ingalls,; Is Canada
Misgovcrncd: The Minister of the Interior;
Books That Have Helped Me, Rev. Dr. Angus
tus JcsSopp; Concerning Men. The author of
John Halifax Gcntlcman;" What is the OBJ
iect of Life: Prof. +. ID. Cope; The Manners
of Critics. Andrew Lang; American Gcograph-
ical Names, Bishop \. Cleveland Coke; Great
Telescopes, rrof. Z. A. Young; The Gist Of
the Labor Question. President John Bascom;
Proit-sharin,., Nicholas L. Gilman; Ignatius
Donnclly's Comet. Prof. Alexander Winchell.
The Art Amateur for September contains an
attractive colored plate of Chrysanthcmums by
Victor Dangon, a charming study of Il chil,'s
head by Ellen Wclby, large panel design for
wood carving, china painting decorations for
three plates (harehells. pomegranatc flowers
and crab-apples) and n "satchcl'' vase (landc-
| lions,, five pages of embroidery designs, Il
page of outline figure sketches, and one OF
| monograms in l.. Articles of particular inter-
est are those on the architecture of Fifth Ave
nue. Madame de Cassin's pictures with very
lomc," "An Artists Country" (Normandy)
and the "Windsor Tapestries" Notes for
Collectors, "Recollcctons of Bonnat's Life
School," Lesson iu Pastel Painting" and a
| ''Talk on Walls and Ceilings" are especially
practical and valuable. '.My Note Book is
|
and answers to correspondents bristlc with
useful hints. 1t is no wonder that art lovers
and students find The Art Amateur indspcn-
sable. Price 35 cents, - per year. Montague
Marks, Publisher, 90 Union Square, New York.
1t is rumored that Il powerful syndicate of
American capitalists, headed by one of the
Vanderbits, is negotiating with the government
of Russia for permission to work the Ural gold
| mines.
Mrs. Sarah Jackson, wife of Andrew Jack
| son, Jr., and mistress of the White House dur
| ing President Jackson's second term, died at
the "IIermitagc' in Nashville, Tenn, Aug.
Both, asedSl.
Evidence is appearing tending TO show that
the plan to wreck Il train at Elm Park, Mo-, just
before the close of the great railroad strike last
year, was sanctioned by the officers of the
knights of Labor.
Prices of rubber and waterproof garments
have advanced - per cent, in the last two
months under the rulings of the Gossan,cr
Manufacturers Association. This association
embraces twcnty-onc of the leading rubber
| firms in the country.